Malak Abedalthagafi

About Malak Abedalthagafi

As a strong advocate for women in science, technology, engineering, and medicine in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, Malak was nominated for her “passionate leadership and great teaching” in clinical pathology, anatomical pathology, neuropathology, and molecular genetics. Malak worked in a number of universities – such as Georgetown, Stanford, and Harvard – before becoming Founding Chair of the genomics research department and Primary Investigator of the Saudi Human Genome Lab at King Fahad Medical City Research Center in Riyadh. Her ultimate goal is to improve the application of personalized medicine and targeted therapy in the clinical management of patients.